UCEED Exam Analysis 2026 – IIT Bombay will conduct the UCEED 2026 exam on January 18, 2025 (9 am – 12 noon). The exam will be held in 27 cities. The scores of UCEED exam will be considered for admission to the B.Des program offered by UCEED participating colleges.
Here we will bring you an analysis of the UCEED 2026 exam.
The UCEED 2026 exam analysis will include insights into the UCEED 2026 question paper structure, including the sectional and overall difficulty, the expected cut-off, good attempts, length of the paper, etc.
Candidates who meet UCEED cut-off will be eligible for admission. IIT Bombay will release the UCEED cut-off 2026 marks for Part A in February 2026.
Keep reading to learn the full details of the UCEED exam analysis 2026.
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Table of Contents
Information covered in UCEED Exam Analysis 2026
The exam analysis of UCEED 2026 will cover the following items:
- Sectional difficulty
- Overall difficulty level
- Expected cut-off
- Good attempts
- Specific questions asked
- Length of the paper
- Whether there were any technical issues during the exam
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UCEED 2025 Exam Analysis – Quick Summary
| Section | Test Component | Difficulty Level | Key Takeaway |
| Part A | Numerical Answer Type (NAT) | Easy to Moderate | Math-based questions were askedStudents found some questions tricky |
| Part A | Multiple Select Questions (MSQ) | Easy | Concept-based questions were askedMost questions in this section were easy |
| Part A | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) | Moderate | Analytics-based questions that required some bit of thinking were askedThe difficulty level was moderate |
| Part B | Drawing | Challenging | Most candidates found this section to be lengthy and time consumingThe candidate required creativity, visualization, and time-management skills to answer the questions |
| Part B | Aptitude | Moderate | A few spatial-ability and math-based questions questions were moderately difficultyLogical reasoning questions were easy |
| OVERALL Difficulty | Easy to Moderate | The overall difficulty level was easy to moderate. Candidates who prepared for all the sections, and didn’t focus on one single section, has a better chance of doing well in the exam | |
UCEED 2025 Exam Analysis and STUDENT Reaction
The student reaction of the UCEED 2025 exam is given below:
Pranidhi found the paper weird! She said that Part A was tricky.
Amalkrishna felt that the paper varied a lot from previous years. Unexpected Part B, outdoor view. He found the MCQ section to be particularly tough.
Another candidate shared that GK questions were asked in the MCQ section.
Tani found the CCQ and MSQ questions a little tough. Pranidhi concurred and added that this year’s paper was more difficult compared to the last two editions.
However, another candidate shared that the paper was easy. His only concern was that the cut-off will also be higher.
Ankush Roy said “Difficulty level gir gays or gk bhar k rakh diya”
Aradhana siad that “2024 me rank 1 ka 194 marks aaya tha total iss baar kya badhega i think so kyu ki paper easy tha”
Yash Ladha expects the cutoff to be around 220.
Ashu Sharma said “agar sach bolun to aaj k paper solve krte samay UCEED wla feel nhi aa raha tha aisa lg rh tha mock paper h”
One candidate shared “itni gk nhi thi, it is expected amount of gk as per any design exam. Wahi hai people didn’t expect it because uceed generally nehi deta but no design exam has a fixed pattern.
SATWIK: Humare yaha sabke pens le liye tha. Bola transparent hona chahiye. Fir unhone hi sabko provide kare”
Kathir Rishwanth complained that students in his center were not allowed to use writing pad…even when it was transparent.
Most of the students shared that they didn’t face any technical issues during the exam.
UCEED 2025 – Useful Resources